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Scottish Value Management is attempting to increase its presence in the IFA market with the launch its Low Risk Asset Fund.The fund is registered offshore in the Cayman Islands and listed in Dublin. It is denominated in US dollars.It primarily invests in traded endowment policies, but will also consider investing in other asset classes.The fund […]

Building societies are toasting victory in the wake of a Treasury selectcommittee report which, if implemented, would dramatically increase theirability to resist carpetbaggers.The report means Money Marketing&#39s Save our Mutuals campaign has thebacking of the most influential select committee in Parliament. MoneyMarketing staff gave evidence to the committee last month.The committee&#39s “demutualisation report” proposes amending […]

Yorkshire based IFA and general insurance broker RP Hodson is launching its own investment armRP Hodson Asset Management aims to offer investors a range of services from portfolio analysis to advisory management on collective investments such as unit trusts and offshore bonds.The firm has appointed Andrew Rattray to head up the firm as managing director […]

Mortgage legislation outlined in the Treasury&#39s consultation document could restrict choice and flexibility in the mortgage market according to Cheltenham & Gloucester.The lender claims the fact interest rates do not always mirror the Bank of England base rate is not the real issue.The issue is that all mortgage terms and conditions are explained clearly and […]

By Felix Wintle, Manager of the Neptune US Opportunities Fund H1 2014 Economic data: after last year’s strength, economic data has disappointed. Indeed, the economy contracted 2.9 per cent in the first three months of the year — the US economy’s worst performance for five years. However, rather than a symptom of underlying economic weakness or […]

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Technology provider Moneyhub will now use Intelliflo’s application programming interface for its advisers. Integration onto the API will allow for advisers to access real-time information of client’s managed pensions and investments. Advisers will also be able to link investments they manage and see clients’ spending and savings patterns. The Big Interview: Moneyhub chief executive on […]

The past few years have seen a rapid rise in the number of fund managers linking with risk profilers to launch new ranges. Determining risk is a central part of the advice process. But risk-profiling tools have been subject to criticism over the wildly different asset allocations they produce and their lack of consistency when […]

AJ Bell is expanding its passive range to target a higher expected return for investors with a new global growth fund. AJ Bell launched its first range of own-brand funds last year with five risk-targeted multi-asset passive funds. The platform and Sipp provider said it has launched the Passive Global Growth fund in response to […]